Mahalo to Burt Lum for having me on his show, Bytemarks Cafe on Hawaii Public Radio to talk about my new book. Burt’s work with the Broadband Hui digital equity coalition to develop their beautiful Hawai’i Digital Equity Ecosystem Map was a huge inspiration for my book.
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Digital Equity Ecosystems Book Review
Many thanks to Douglas Dawson for this wonderful review of my new book! It was a real pleasure to talk with Doug recently about the book. His review is incredibly comprehensive, yet concise and accessible to the general public. Here’s an excerpt from Doug’s blog post: “The book draws many specific conclusions. As somebody who…
iSchools Book Talk Feature
Many thanks to iSchools Community Manager, Ulrike Liebner for sharing this wonderful spotlight on my new book! Since this iSchools Book Talk provides a nice overview of both the scholarly and practical contributions of the book, I thought I’d also share parts of the article below for those who might also find this write-up useful…
IIJA Was Signed Into Law in 2021 not 2011
It is always hard for me to believe that even after I read something I’ve written a million times I still may not notice an error. Unfortunately, this error is on page 2 of my new book, “Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy.” In the Introduction, I discuss the Infrastructure…
Book Release Day!
It’s book release day! 📖 ❤️ This book is for everyone who helps people gain access to affordable broadband, digital devices, and digital skills in the US and around the world. This book is also for everyone who advocates for faster, affordable high-speed internet and the funding to support digital equity. If you don’t do…
Book Blurbs for Digital Equity Ecosystems
It turns out that you can learn quite a lot when you write a book. For one thing, I didn’t know that “blurbers” was a word! Blurbers are those who write blurbs or mini-reviews for book publishers. I am incredibly grateful and indebted to Dr. Mega Subramaniam, Dr. Amy Gonzales, and Dr. Christopher Ali for…
Invited Book Talk at MSU Quello Center
I will be giving my first book talk on Wednesday, February 18th at 11:00am (EST) at the Quello Center at Michigan State University, where I am a Research Fellow. The book will be published in June 2026 by the University of California Press. Here is the link to the event on the Quello Center’s website….
Book Listed in Spring UC Press Catalog
I was excited to see my book listed in the new Spring 2026 catalog from University of California Press. Particularly since there are so many amazing authors and books listed, including from Scott Kurashige, Mona Sloane, Burcu Baykurt, Jenny Davis and Apryl Williams and more . . .
Book Flyer Available at UC Press
The flyer for my book is now available for download at UC Press!
Digital Equity Ecosystems Book Cover
The University of California Press has been absolutely wonderful to work with in designing the cover for my new book, titled Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy. Many thanks to Vanessa Rhinesmith for helping to inform the design, which is represented in this final version below! The image in the…